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Revision and exam technique
Adapted from the “Smart Exams”Workbook
Available from the Learning Development Unit, Ground Floor, Learning Centre
Strange but true…Use a revision cycle:
As near to the end of a study session, reduce your notes to key words (10 mins)
A day later write out those key words from memory, refer to the actual notes and fill in the gaps (2 mins)
A week later, write the notes out from memory & plug gaps again (2mins)
A month later repeat this (2mins) Six months later repeat again (2 mins)
This will commit anything you want to remember to your long term memory
What are exams?A form of torturedeveloped
by the staff?
Or…where youshow the links
between that lesson
No – they aredesigned to
test yourknowledge,not your memory!
That piece ofcoursework andALL those books
you were supposedto read!
Exam myths ….number one
Exams are just for people with good memories…..
You can improve your memory
You can apply what you have learned
Look at past papers to prepare – and practice timing yourself!
Exam myths…number twoExams are designed to
catch you out! They will just make me feel like a fool!
Because exams are trying to get you to apply your knowledge in new situations, it can feel like this
Do Not give up! There are lots of things to help
TIP: look at past exam papers
And myth number three…. It’s all right if you
can write really fast…
In reality, examiners are looking for quality, not quantity
Examiners don’t want you to write all the things you know about a topic – they want you to answer the question by applying your knowledge
Number four is….How can you learn
twelve weeks work in two weeks?
Contrary to popular belief, revision doesn’t start just before exams – that’s when people can panic!
Learn by thinking about, using and remembering what we learned over a whole course……
What type of memory do you have?
Visual – reduce a topic to a key word pattern and learn that
Aural – reduce the key words onto your own tape and learn (singing along if you must…)
“Feel” based memory – make learning maps, move around as you recite or act out key points
And finally, myth number five…
If I fail then the whole thing will
have been a waste of time…..
Nobody likes to fail an exam, and nothing here can take the sting away…but you can learn from mistakes you make in the exam, correct them and pass next time!
So- how to pass exams….
SQP4
SurveyQuestionPredictPlan
Prepare And
Practice!
And…think smart – be positiveFear is normal – it
does not mean give up and go home!
I can handle it I am prepared I am looking forward
to my exams I am responsible for
my learning….
And…..
Good Luck
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